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How big is the problem? How can you help? ATTEND A … · 2019-12-06 · Former ACCA client Chris...
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90 McCarty Avenue Albany, NY 12202 The Addictions Care Center of Albany, Inc. www.theacca.net “Healing the hearts of everyone touched by addiction” PROGRAMS & SERVICES Administraon (518) 465-5470 Outpaent Programs (518) 434-2367 Community Residences (518) 434-8083 Community Educaon (518) 465-5829 There is a HEROIN problem in the Capital Region. How big is the problem? How can you help? ATTEND A COMMUNITY FORUM to learn more about opioid abuse and dependence and prevention / treatment options in Albany County Forum will feature a panel of individuals to provide information and answer your questions, with representatives from the judicial system, the healthcare industry, the chemical dependency treatment field, as well as local community members on the path of recovery. Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 6:00 PM Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Student Center Lecture Hall 201, 106 New Scotland Ave., Albany DIRECTIONS: www.acphs.edu/albany-campus/campus-map Open to all members of the community! For additional information or questions, please call (518) 465-5829 or visit www.theacca.net SPRING 2014 In recent years, New York State has experienced a frightening increase in opioid use in both its street and prescripon forms. Heroin, in parcular, is emerging as a public health concern in every community, but its rise is especially alarming in our State’s smaller, urban, suburban and rural areas. The increased incidence of heroin use largely involves young people who have turned to the drug in part because of its relavely low cost and high accessibility in light of recent efforts to curb accessibility to prescripon drugs. Here in the Capital Region, hospitals are experiencing a growing number of heroin-related visits to emergency rooms. Our treatment centers are also witnessing the surge in heroin’s renewed popularity: In 2000, addicon to heroin and other opiates accounted for just 5% of admissions to treatment centers in Albany County. In 2013, heroin and other opiates were responsible for 23% of admissions. Recognizing the urgency of the situaon, ACCA has taken proacve steps to address the issues surrounding heroin abuse in the Capital Region. In December, 2013, ACCA staff and alumni aended a Public Forum held by the NYS Senate Democrac Conference on New York, where Senators heard from public health, criminal jusce enes and professionals discussing their concerns related to substance abuse. ACCA alumni, Chris A., provided formal tesmony about his personal experience with heroin addicon and stressed the importance of legislave support for treatment of individuals struggling with addicon. In collaboraon with Albany County STOP-DWI, Hope House, and the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS), ACCA will convene a Community Forum to address the issues of heroin and prescripon drug abuse in our region. The forum will occur on Tuesday, March 11 th at 6:00 PM in the ACPHS Student Center and will feature a panel of individuals to provide informaon and answer quesons, with representaves from the judicial system, the healthcare industry, the chemical dependency treatment field, as well as local community members on the path of recovery. Part of the forum will include a presentaon on Naloxone (Narcan), a drug that can be administered nasally by friends and family to reverse the effects of acute overdoses involving opioids like heroin and prescripon painkillers. Staff from Catholic Charies Project Safe Point will be on hand to provide informaon on future Nalaxone trainings and how individuals may obtain the drug. In addion, local service providers will be available before and aſter the forum to address quesons and offer resource materials to aendees. For more informaon about the Community Forum, please call (518) 465-5829. This event is free and open to the public. THE CAPITAL REGION’S HEROIN CRISIS—WHAT IS BEING DONE? Former ACCA client Chris A. testifies at a NYS Senate Hearing in December 2013 NY GOOD SAMARITAN LAW Did you know that accidental overdose deaths are the leading cause of accidental death in New York State, exceeding even motor vehicle accidents? Many of these deaths are preventable, but most people witnessing a drug overdose don’t call for emergency assistance. Why? The majority hesitate to call emergency services due to fear of police arrest or criminal prosecuon for drug possession. In 2011, a law was passed in NY to prevent overdose fatalies. Called Good Samaritan 911, it encourages people to call for emergency services in the event of an overdose by providing protecons from charge and prosecuon for possession of small amounts of drugs, and also protects against arrest for misdemeanor possession of residual amounts of drugs or paraphernalia. By providing these protecons, people shouldn't have to fear arrest when calling 911—even if they possess small amounts of drugs. For more informaon, please visit www.drugpolicy.org/departments-and-state- offices/new-york/implemenng-new-yorks-911 -good-samaritan-law
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END
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MU
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to le
arn
mor
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out
opio
id a
buse
and
dep
ende
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and
p
reve
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n / t
reat
men
t op
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any
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ill fe
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pane
l of i
ndivi
dual
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pro
vide
info
rmat
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and
answ
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our
ques
tions
, with
rep
rese
ntat
ives
from
the
judi
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m,
the
heal
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re in
dust
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he c
hem
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ield
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wel
l as
loca
l com
mun
ity m
embe
rs o
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com
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addi
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form
atio
n or
que
stio
ns, p
leas
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ll (5
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visi
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201
4
In r
ecen
t ye
ars,
New
Yor
k St
ate
has
expe
rien
ced
a fr
ight
enin
g in
crea
se in
op
ioid
use
in b
oth
its s
tree
t an
d pr
escr
iptio
n fo
rms.
Her
oin,
in p
artic
ular
, is
em
ergi
ng a
s a
publ
ic h
ealth
con
cern
in e
very
com
mun
ity, b
ut it
s ri
se is
es
peci
ally
ala
rmin
g in
our
Sta
te’s
sm
alle
r, u
rban
, su
burb
an a
nd r
ural
ar
eas.
Th
e in
crea
sed
inci
denc
e of
her
oin
use
larg
ely
invo
lves
you
ng
peop
le w
ho h
ave
turn
ed t
o th
e dr
ug in
par
t be
caus
e of
its
relativ
ely
low
co
st a
nd h
igh
acce
ssib
ility
in li
ght
of r
ecen
t eff
orts
to
curb
acc
essi
bilit
y to
pr
escr
iptio
n dr
ugs.
Her
e in
the
Cap
ital R
egio
n, h
ospi
tals
are
exp
erie
ncin
g a
grow
ing
num
ber
of h
eroi
n-re
late
d vi
sits
to
emer
genc
y ro
oms.
O
ur t
reat
men
t ce
nter
s ar
e al
so
witn
essi
ng
the
surg
e in
he
roin
’s
rene
wed
po
pula
rity
: In
20
00,
addi
ction
to
he
roin
an
d ot
her
opia
tes
acco
unte
d fo
r ju
st
5%
of
adm
issi
ons
to t
reat
men
t ce
nter
s in
Alb
any
Coun
ty.
In 2
013,
her
oin
and
othe
r op
iate
s w
ere
resp
onsi
ble
for
23%
of a
dmis
sion
s.
Reco
gniz
ing
the
urge
ncy
of t
he s
ituati
on, A
CCA
has
tak
en p
roactiv
e st
eps
to a
ddre
ss t
he is
sues
sur
roun
ding
her
oin
abus
e in
the
Cap
ital R
egio
n. I
n D
ecem
ber,
201
3, A
CCA
staff
and
alu
mni
att
ende
d a
Publ
ic F
orum
hel
d by
th
e N
YS S
enat
e D
emoc
ratic
Con
fere
nce
on N
ew Y
ork,
whe
re S
enat
ors
hear
d fr
om p
ublic
hea
lth,
crim
inal
justic
e en
tities
and
pro
fess
iona
ls
disc
ussi
ng t
heir
con
cern
s re
late
d to
sub
stan
ce a
buse
. A
CCA
alu
mni
, Chr
is
A.,
prov
ided
for
mal
testim
ony
abou
t hi
s pe
rson
al e
xper
ienc
e w
ith h
eroi
n ad
dicti
on
and
stre
ssed
th
e im
port
ance
of
le
gisl
ative
su
ppor
t fo
r tr
eatm
ent o
f ind
ivid
uals
str
uggl
ing
with
add
ictio
n.
In c
olla
boratio
n w
ith A
lban
y Co
unty
STO
P-D
WI,
Hop
e H
ouse
, an
d th
e A
lban
y Co
llege
of
Phar
mac
y an
d H
ealth
Sci
ence
s (A
CPH
S),
ACC
A w
ill
conv
ene
a Co
mm
unity
Fo
rum
to
ad
dres
s th
e is
sues
of
he
roin
an
d pr
escr
iptio
n dr
ug a
buse
in o
ur r
egio
n. T
he f
orum
will
occ
ur o
n Tu
esda
y,
Mar
ch 1
1th a
t 6:
00 P
M i
n th
e A
CPH
S St
uden
t Ce
nter
and
will
fea
ture
a
pane
l of
ind
ivid
uals
to
prov
ide
info
rmati
on a
nd a
nsw
er q
uesti
ons,
with
re
pres
entativ
es f
rom
the
jud
icia
l sy
stem
, th
e he
alth
care
ind
ustr
y, t
he
chem
ical
de
pend
ency
tr
eatm
ent fie
ld,
as
wel
l as
lo
cal
com
mun
ity
mem
bers
on
the
path
of r
ecov
ery.
Part
of
the
foru
m w
ill i
nclu
de a
pre
sent
ation
on
Nal
oxon
e (N
arca
n),
a dr
ug th
at c
an b
e ad
min
iste
red
nasa
lly b
y fr
iend
s an
d fa
mily
to re
vers
e th
e eff
ects
of
acut
e ov
erdo
ses
invo
lvin
g op
ioid
s lik
e he
roin
and
pre
scri
ption
pa
inki
llers
. S
taff
fro
m C
atho
lic C
haritie
s Pr
ojec
t Sa
fe P
oint
will
be
on
hand
to
prov
ide
info
rmati
on o
n fu
ture
Nal
axon
e tr
aini
ngs
and
how
in
divi
dual
s m
ay o
btai
n th
e dr
ug.
In a
dditi
on, l
ocal
ser
vice
pro
vide
rs w
ill
be a
vaila
ble
befo
re a
nd aft
er t
he f
orum
to
addr
ess
questio
ns a
nd off
er
reso
urce
m
ater
ials
to
att
ende
es.
Fo
r m
ore
info
rmati
on
abou
t th
e Co
mm
unity
For
um,
plea
se c
all
(518
) 46
5-58
29.
Thi
s ev
ent
is f
ree
and
open
to th
e pu
blic
.
THE
CA
PITA
L R
EGIO
N’S
HER
OIN
CR
ISIS
—W
HAT
IS B
EIN
G D
ON
E?
For
mer
AC
CA
clie
nt C
hris
A. t
estif
ies
at a
NYS
Sen
ate
Hea
ring
in
Dec
embe
r 20
13
NY
GO
OD
SA
MA
RIT
AN
LA
W
Did
you
kno
w t
hat
acci
dent
al o
verd
ose
deat
hs
are
the
lead
ing
caus
e of
acc
iden
tal d
eath
in N
ew
York
St
ate,
ex
ceed
ing
even
m
otor
ve
hicl
e ac
cide
nts?
M
any
of
thes
e de
aths
ar
e pr
even
tabl
e, b
ut m
ost
peop
le w
itnes
sing
a d
rug
over
dose
don
’t c
all
for
emer
genc
y as
sist
ance
. W
hy?
The
maj
ority
hes
itate
to
call
emer
genc
y se
rvic
es d
ue t
o fe
ar o
f po
lice
arre
st o
r cr
imin
al
pros
ecuti
on fo
r dr
ug p
osse
ssio
n.
In 2
011,
a l
aw w
as p
asse
d in
NY
to p
reve
nt
over
dose
fat
aliti
es.
Calle
d G
ood
Sam
arita
n 91
1,
it en
cour
ages
pe
ople
to
ca
ll fo
r em
erge
ncy
serv
ices
in th
e ev
ent o
f an
over
dose
by
prov
idin
g pr
otectio
ns
from
ch
arge
an
d pr
osec
ution
fo
r po
sses
sion
of
smal
l am
ount
s of
dru
gs,
and
also
pr
otec
ts
agai
nst
arre
st
for
mis
dem
eano
r po
sses
sion
of
re
sidu
al
amou
nts
of
drug
s or
pa
raph
erna
lia.
By p
rovi
ding
the
se p
rote
ction
s,
peop
le s
houl
dn't
have
to fe
ar a
rres
t whe
n ca
lling
91
1—ev
en
if th
ey
poss
ess
smal
l am
ount
s of
dr
ugs.
For
mor
e in
form
ation
, pl
ease
vi
sit
ww
w.d
rugp
olic
y.or
g/de
part
men
ts-a
nd-s
tate
-offi
ces/
new
-yor
k/im
plem
enti
ng-n
ew-y
orks
-911
-goo
d-sa
mar
itan
-law
On
Satu
rday
, Se
ptem
ber
28th
, A
CCA
wel
com
ed
mor
e th
an 3
00 p
eopl
e to
its
mai
n ca
mpu
s at
90
McC
arty
Ave
nue
for
the
5th A
nnua
l St
art
Smar
t Fi
eld
Day
. Th
e po
pula
r co
mm
unity
eve
nt k
icks
off
A
CCA
’s p
reve
ntion
pro
gram
min
g ye
ar i
n A
lban
y Co
unty
sch
ools
, and
hon
ors
the
win
ners
of A
CCA
’s
Ann
ual P
reve
ntion
Pos
ter
Cont
est.
M
ore
than
25
stud
ents
wer
e aw
arde
d fo
r th
eir
win
ning
pos
ter
subm
issi
ons,
w
hich
em
phas
ized
th
e le
sson
s le
arne
d in
ACC
A’s
pre
venti
on p
rogr
ams.
Sav
e th
e da
te fo
r th
e ne
xt S
tart
Sm
art
Fiel
d D
ay:
Satu
rday
, Se
ptem
ber
27, 2
014.
Gen
erou
s sp
onso
rs
incl
ude:
Bl
ueSh
ield
of
N
orth
east
ern
New
Yo
rk,
Ener
gy
Insu
ranc
e Br
oker
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BL C
onst
ructi
on S
ervi
ces,
TD
Ban
k,
Nati
onal
G
rid,
Pi
onee
r Ba
nk,
Star
Ro
ofing
&
Re
stor
ation
, Be
rksh
ire
Bank
, Sa
no-R
ubin
Co
nstr
uctio
n Se
rvic
es, S
tew
art’
s Sh
ops,
B95
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M,
Nig
ro C
ompa
nies
, O
mni
Dev
elop
men
t Co
mpa
ny,
Stul
mak
er,
Kohn
, &
Ric
hard
son,
Cam
elot
Pri
nt &
Co
py C
ente
r, D
eCre
scen
te D
istr
ibuti
ng C
ompa
ny,
Han
nafo
rd S
uper
mar
kets
, and
Pri
ce C
hopp
er.
A C
ELEB
RAT
ION
OF
PREV
ENTI
ON
ED
UC
ATIO
N
Win
ners
of A
CC
A’s
Pre
vent
ion
Pos
ter
Con
test
pr
oudl
y di
spla
y th
eir
awar
ds!
P
hoto
cre
dit:
Mor
e Th
an M
emor
ies
Pho
togr
aphy
YOU
MA
KE
A D
IFFE
REN
CE!
TH
AN
K YO
U!!
Fu
nds
rais
ed f
rom
ACC
A’s
201
3 A
nnua
l App
eal h
ave
prov
ided
the
follo
win
g:
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0 br
and
new
boo
ks fo
r 20
0 st
uden
ts in
ou
r pr
even
tion
educ
atio
n pr
ogra
ms
40
indi
vidu
al in
tens
ive
ther
apy
sess
ions
for
clie
nts
at o
ur O
utpa
tient
Clin
ic
30
hou
rs o
f fam
ily-c
ente
red
trea
tmen
t for
m
othe
rs a
nd c
hild
ren
at V
ista
Hou
se
8
wee
ks o
f com
mun
ity-b
ased
pre
vent
ion
educ
atio
n to
130
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ldre
n in
gra
des
K-4
BUT
our
wor
k is
n’t
done
…
Perh
aps
you
or
som
eone
you
kno
w u
nder
stan
ds a
ll to
o w
ell t
he
effe
cts
of a
ddic
tion
and
the
toll
it ca
n ta
ke o
n in
divi
dual
s,
fam
ilies
an
d ou
r co
mm
unity
. A
ddic
tion
is
a di
seas
e th
at
can
be
trea
ted
succ
essf
ully
and
we
are
com
mitt
ed t
o he
lpin
g pe
ople
sus
tain
life
-long
rec
over
y.
Plea
se c
onsi
der
mak
ing
a gi
ft t
o A
CCA
so
that
w
e ca
n co
ntin
ue t
o pr
ovid
e cr
itic
al t
reat
men
t,
hous
ing,
rec
over
y an
d pr
even
tion
ser
vice
s to
th
ousa
nds
of
indi
vidu
als
heal
ing
from
ad
dict
ion.
You
may
ret
urn
the
encl
osed
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elop
e w
ith y
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hich
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w u
s to
cre
ate
a w
orld
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ith
man
y m
ore
grat
eful
m
othe
rs,
fath
ers,
da
ught
ers
and
sons
—w
hose
liv
es
will
be
ch
ange
d an
d sa
ved
beca
use
you
care
d.
Enjo
y an
eve
ning
of
laug
hs t
o be
nefit
A
CCA
on
Th
ursd
ay,
Apr
il 10
th a
t 6:
30 P
M a
t Th
e Co
med
y W
orks
(50
0 N
orth
ern
Blvd
., A
lban
y).
Tic
kets
are
$20
in
adv
ance
, $25
at
the
door
and
m
ay b
e pu
rcha
sed
by c
allin
g 1-
877-
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TIX
or
visitin
g w
ww
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.com
/acc
a.
ACC
A’s
2nd
Ann
ual
Hea
ling
Hea
rts
Brea
kfas
t w
ill
be
held
on
W
edne
sday
, M
ay 1
4th f
rom
7:3
0 -
9:
00 A
M a
t W
olfe
rt’s
Roo
st C
ount
ry
Club
.
Gue
sts
will
he
ar
from
in
divi
dual
s w
hose
liv
es h
ave
been
gr
eatly
impa
cted
by
ACC
A, a
nd w
ill
be g
iven
the
opp
ortu
nity
to
inve
st
in A
CCA
’s w
ork.
Th
e ev
ent
is f
ree
to att
end
and
ther
e is
no
oblig
ation
to
gi
ve,
but
pre-
regi
stratio
n is
re
quir
ed.
Ple
ase
cont
act
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cine
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nkoff
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er.
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OR
E A
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UT
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A? A
TTEN
D A
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NC
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RN
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h &
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rns
are
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mon
thly
at A
CCA
’s m
ain
cam
pus
on M
cCar
ty A
venu
e.
Join
us
for
light
lunc
h, a
bri
ef p
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ntati
on, a
nd a
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ur C
omm
unity
Res
iden
ces
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ram
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se c
onta
ct F
ranc
ine
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8) 4
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eacc
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t to
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MEE
T AC
CA’
S D
IREC
TOR
OF
OU
TPAT
IEN
T PR
OG
RA
MS:
ED
CO
RLE
SS, L
CSW
-R
Q:
How
lo
ng
have
yo
u w
orke
d in
th
e fie
ld
of
addi
ction
s tr
eatm
ent
/ fo
r A
CCA
? A
: I
have
wor
ked
in t
he
addi
ction
s fie
ld fo
r ov
er 1
5 ye
ars
and
I ha
ve
been
em
ploy
ed w
ith A
CCA
sin
ce
Oct
ober
201
3.
Q:
Wha
t ha
s su
rpri
sed
you
the
mos
t ab
out
wor
king
at A
CCA
? A
: I
hav
e be
en p
leas
antly
sur
pris
ed w
ith A
CCA
’s c
ultu
re o
f di
vers
ity a
nd it
s se
nsiti
vity
to
the
cultu
ral n
eeds
of
both
the
in
divi
dual
s w
e tr
eat,
as
wel
l as
thos
e w
ho w
ork
here
. Q
: W
hat d
o yo
u fin
d m
ost c
halle
ngin
g ab
out
wor
king
at A
CCA
? A
: Pr
ovid
ing
qual
ity c
are
whi
le t
ryin
g to
dea
l w
ith t
he l
ack
of
reso
urce
s/fu
ndin
g fo
r cr
itica
l ser
vice
s an
d pr
ogra
ms.
Q
: W
hat d
o yo
u fin
d m
ost s
atisf
ying
abo
ut w
orki
ng a
t A
CCA
? A
: I a
m a
ble
to w
ork
with
col
leag
ues
who
sha
re t
he s
ame
desi
re
and
pass
ion
for
trea
ting
chem
ical
dep
ende
ncy.
The
fac
t th
at
I ca
n he
lp p
eopl
e ev
ery
day—
and
then
the
se s
ame
peop
le
com
e ba
ck a
nd v
isit
me
year
s la
ter
with
suc
h gr
atitu
de.
Q:
Wha
t do
you
wis
h ot
her
peop
le k
new
abo
ut A
CCA
? A
: Th
at t
his
is a
n or
gani
zatio
n th
at w
ants
to
keep
impr
ovin
g an
d gr
owin
g. I
t ha
s a
poig
nant
his
tory
bor
n ou
t of
a lo
t of
peo
ple
cari
ng a
bout
the
heal
th o
f tho
se in
our
com
mun
ity.
Q
: W
hen
your
fri
ends
/fam
ily l
earn
tha
t yo
u w
ork
for
ACC
A,
how
do
they
rea
ct?
A:
They
kno
w it
’s a
gre
at fi
t for
me—
ACC
A is
par
t of m
e, a
nd I’
m
part
of i
t.
Q:
Wha
t do
you
do w
hen
you’
re n
ot w
orki
ng?
A:
Firs
t an
d fo
rem
ost,
I e
njoy
spe
ndin
g tim
e w
ith m
y tw
o da
ught
ers,
who
are
9 a
nd 1
2. I
als
o lik
e to
run
and
exe
rcis
e,
and
I rea
lly e
njoy
the
gam
e of
gol
f.
Q:
Wha
t is
you
r pe
rson
al p
hilo
soph
y on
wha
t sh
ould
be
done
ab
out t
reati
ng a
ddicti
on?
A:
Vigi
lanc
e.
I
belie
ve
that
re
cove
ry
is
not
easy
, bu
t it’
s po
ssib
le.
It’
s a
lifel
ong
com
mitm
ent
that
is
revi
site
d ev
ery
mor
ning
whe
n yo
u w
ake
up.
I’ve
been
in r
ecov
ery
for
mor
e th
an 2
5 ye
ars
and
I’m a
true
test
amen
t to
this
.
ACC
A C
LIEN
T W
INS
NAT
ION
AL
ESSA
Y CO
NTE
ST
In
reco
gniti
on
of
Reco
very
Mon
th 2
013,
th
e A
ddictio
n Te
chno
logy
Tr
ansf
er
Cent
er
(ATT
C),
in
part
ners
hip
with
Fac
es
& V
oice
s of
Rec
over
y,
the
Har
m
Redu
ction
Co
aliti
on,
Hep
atitis
C
Ass
ociatio
n an
d H
elp4
Hel
p sp
onso
red
a na
tiona
l ess
ay c
onte
st.
The
cont
est
invi
ted
indi
vidu
als
in
reco
very
fr
om
subs
tanc
e ab
use
and/
or m
enta
l he
alth
dis
orde
rs
who
ar
e al
so
copi
ng
with
or
ha
ve
over
com
e H
epati
tis
C to
su
bmit
thei
r st
orie
s.
A
CCA
co
ngra
tula
tes
clie
nt J
ason
“J.
Mac
” M
., w
ho w
on
seco
nd p
rize
, ou
t of
mor
e th
an 5
00 s
ubm
issi
ons
with
his
ent
ry b
elow
:
My
reco
very
has
not
bee
n an
eas
y pr
oces
s an
d ha
s ha
d m
any
chal
leng
es.
The
firs
t ch
alle
nge
was
ac
cepti
ng t
hat
I am
an
addi
ct.
I ca
n ne
ver
use
in
mod
erati
on o
r so
cial
ly a
gain
. An
othe
r ch
alle
nge
was
ac
cepti
ng
my
men
tal
heal
th
diag
nosi
s of
bi
pola
r di
sord
er. I
cam
e to
rea
lize
it pl
ays
a m
ajor
ro
le i
n m
y ad
dicti
on.
If left
unt
reat
ed,
I co
uld
rela
pse.
The
big
gest
str
uggl
e I
have
fac
ed w
as
findi
ng o
ut I
have
Hep
atitis
C. I
tol
d m
ysel
f I w
ould
go
bac
k to
usi
ng d
rugs
if I
had
it,
but
I did
not
. It
prev
ents
me
from
con
tinui
ng m
y bo
car
eer,
w
hich
is m
y pa
ssio
n in
life
.
I hav
e ga
ined
muc
h st
reng
th in
reco
very
to h
elp
me
cope
. A
new
str
engt
h is
my
abili
ty t
o ex
pres
s m
y fe
elin
gs
whi
ch
I co
uld
not
do
my
who
le
life.
An
othe
r st
reng
th I
hav
e le
arne
d is
to
love
mys
elf.
By d
oing
so,
I a
m l
earn
ing
to t
ake
care
of
mys
elf
and
ask
for
help
. Le
arni
ng t
hese
str
engt
hs h
ave
prov
en t
o be
mor
e be
nefic
ial t
han
I eve
r im
agin
ed.
Lear
ning
to
expr
ess
my
feel
ings
hel
ps to
rel
ieve
my
stre
ss a
nd g
ives
me
a se
nse
of f
reed
om.
It al
low
s m
e to
rec
eive
fee
dbac
k an
d ad
vice
fro
m o
ther
s w
ho s
uffer
ed w
ith th
e sa
me
diag
nosi
s. T
heir
stor
ies
give
me
hope
. I s
tart
tre
atm
ent
for
my
Hep
atitis
C
soon
. Fai
th is
a n
ew s
tren
gth
and
I hav
e fa
ith th
at if
I s
tay
absti
nent
from
dru
gs a
nd a
lcoh
ol, m
anag
e m
y m
enta
l he
alth
, an
d co
mpl
y w
ith
the
gast
roen
tero
logi
st, I
can
ove
rcom
e H
epati
tis C
.
